Setup and programable watering schedule is awesome. I replaced the sponges with cups and conical grow sponges. Been using a 1 part hydroponic solution and some seaweed solution. Cucumbers love it and the sweet basil seems to like it too. I added another inch onto the tubing for the pump as it was sitting really high in the tub. But would have still worked as long as it was full. Had it about 5 weeks and pretty happy with it. My cucumber in the ground is one inch tall which is the same age as the half mtre cucumber in the hydro system

Looks to be a great product but I didn’t realize that I needed Distilled water to start the growing process but unfortunately I do not have the time to get the required materials to start the grow but I would still recommend this product for people who have a small space to work with.